>> what i think is scary is a president who doesn't know their stuff. >> good evening again. i'm jim rosenfield. it's a big night here at the wells fargo center. night three of the democratic national convention on a night where it's one political star after another. the story lines are focusing on comments donald trump made towards russia. it was about hillary clinton's missing e-mails. nbc 10's george spencer is joining us live from down near the store. george, you spoke to delegates about the comments from trump, right? >> reporter: yes, jim, clinton's camp, her supporters expected today to be focused really exclusively on her big name support. but instead much of the political world's attention was focused on her republican rival. donald trump's comments sparking disbelief among some political observers. and new outrage among many of the delegates on this floor.

at the philadelphia convention late this afternoon, democrats await tonight's headline speech by president obama. just the day after hillary clinton's historic nomination. but states away down in florida, republican donald trump stole headlines, bringing up clinton's e-mail scandal and apparently encouraging russian hackers to dig in. >> russia, if you're listening, i hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing. i think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press. >> i have to say i'm perplexed by this, by trump. >> reporter: even chuck todd, moderator of nbc's "meet the press" was surprised. he expects tonight's democratic speeches already planned to focus generally on national security will sharpen their tone against the republican nominee. >> i think now you're going to see a lot of rewrites in speeches, a lot of russian mentions, trump mentions by biden and obama.

>> reporter: among the democratic faithful here at the wells fargo center, we found a buzz of outrage. >> treason. this to me is nearly a trees onus act. unfathomable that a person would suggest something and say it out loud. >> he has no edit function. he has no ability or temperament to be president. and he's breaking the law in asking people to break the law for him. >> reporter: trump couched his remarks in the claim that hillary clinton gets away with explanations that he does not. it's likely we will hear speakers tonight paint clinton as someone who is prepared to lead this unstable world. jim, back up to you. >> all right, george. jake sullivan who is a senior policy adviser for hillary for america had this statement here on your screen. this has to be the first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage against his

political opponent. those are just the facts. a short time ago, senator tim kaine officially became the vice presidential nominee this morning. he had a chance to check out the stage before tonight's speech. kaine plans to go after trump about his recent comments. also on nato and our allies. >> and donald trump is a one-man wrecking crew when it comes to the alliances that we have with other nations. >> last night, of course, it was bill clinton. tonight it's president barack obama's turn as the keynote speaker. today the president said anything can happen in november's election. nbc 10's lauren mayk spoke to a clinton campaign aide about what to expect tonight. lauren? >> reporter: that's right, jim, she works in the obama administration. and now she's working for the hillary clinton campaign. now, having barack obama and joe biden speaking here tonight, that is significant for several reasons. first of all, barack obama ran

against her back in 2008. joe biden, he considered it this year. but tonight both are expected to talk about what they have learned about hillary clinton, and make the case for why she should be president. >> these are two men who have seen hillary in action. they have been in the situation room with her. they have seen her make tough decisions. she advised the president, advised the vice president on decisions on whether to go in and take out osama bin laden. they'll talk about her leadership. why she is the candidate most qualified to be commander in chief. >> reporter: and beyond that, folks here are just excited to hear from barack obama and joe biden. some of them really worked to get both of them elected. i talked to some folks in the illinois delegation, one saying about barack obama, he is our guy. jim? >> lauren mayk on the floor for tonight's big speeches.

it is a big night for delaware. tonight vice president joe biden plans to argue the world is too complicated for donald trump. the white house said biden will outline trump's lack of experience to handle national security. the democratic party has helped change american history. we know that. we've seen it. president barack obama became the first african-american president. and last night, hillary clinton became the first woman nominated for president by a major party. nbc 10's aundrea cline-thomas has one woman's story about witnessing a lot of history. >> reporter: at 102 years old, you would think geraldine has seen it all. until yesterday. >> and 61 votes for the next president of the united states of america! hillary rodham clinton! >> reporter: when she helped hillary clinton become the first presidential nominee of a major political party.

what was that like seeing it happen? witnessing it in firsthand? >> i cried. >> reporter: even before that moment, the face of the democratic party was changing. >> i was very, very pleased to be up on the stage with what i believe is a reflection of the strength of our party. >> reporter: women are moving into leadership positions, especially african-americans who are running this convention. >> african-american women have been the most loyal democratic voters of any demographic segment. >> reporter: with each achievement, new goals are set. >> what we need to see now is not only are we planning, but we also have an active voice. >> reporter: as for geraldine, she wants to witness another milestone. >> i knew then that if women could vote, we would soon have a woman as a president. >> reporter: geraldine was a teacher for more than 40 years. at 75 years old, she started a democratic women's group in her community. she said if hillary clinton

becomes president, she has a dress ready for the inauguration. reporting live outside the convention center, aundrea cline-thomas, nbc 10 news. >> a third party candidate is in town making her voice heard. the green party's jill stein is part of a discussion that begins in about an hour at the friends center. stein running on a platform that includes job creation, and push for clean renewable energy. fewer protests across philadelphia today. police are telling us the secret service arrested a handful of people yesterday for crossing into a restricted area. this is video of that happening. today, philadelphia police handed out ten tickets to people who went into the comcast building and tied themselves to the railing there. former philadelphia commissioner charles ramsey, police commissioner ramsey will be a guest speaker during tonight's convention. we were told last week, they

were unhappy no families of fallen officers are speaking here at the dnc. that's not just speeches tonight. lenny kravitz will take the stage tonight in primetime and perform the song "let love rule." also, our team of digital journalists is working right now on stories for the nbc 10 app. take a look at challenge coins. officers swapped them during the big events like the visit of the pope, now here at the dnc. live streams of all the speeches tonight on the nbc 10 app. in about five minutes, we'll take you up in a helicopter to give you a look at security from above here at the dnc. jacqueline, let's send it back to you in the studio for now. >> that will be something to see. i think philly spent more than $40 million, they received that from the federal government to pay for security costs. >> see you in a bit.

>> we look forward to that. there was flooding at the jersey shore this afternoon. sky force 10 flew over this city in sea isle city. cars were trying to drive through the flooding at 43rd street and landis avenue. never a good idea. the flooding did not cause any evacuations as it's not uncommon in this area. chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is joining us now with more on the flooding at the shore and our extended heat wave. glenn? >> that flooding was in a localized area. the places at the shore had a pretty nice day, a few spots had some rain. 93 in philadelphia right now. we've gotten up to 94. in the 80s across much of the rest of the area. parts of delaware into the 90s. the temperature, well, it has really gone up. it was 97 monday. 92 yesterday. 94 today. tomorrow 94, too. but i think the heat wave ends by friday. this was the thunderstorm right over sea isle city at 3:00. it moved out rapidly.

the rest of the shore areas, nice and dry for the most part. we have some rain up by atlantic city. there's sea isle. you can see we had 1 to 1 1/2 inches of rain in a couple of hours, combined with the high tide to cause that flooding. we have a first alert for tomorrow night, into friday, for the combination of a severe thunderstorm threat tomorrow and some possible flooding as well. more on the timing of that and the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. now, the first member of a catholic church convicted of child endangerment for his role handling complaints about sexual abuse involving priests will be let out of prison any day now. he'll get a new trial. yesterday the pennsylvania supreme court ruled his conviction was flawed. lynn spent three years in prison for helping transfer known pedophile priests. tonight we have new information about a montgomery county teacher arrested on rape charges. we've learned jason katuso is

convicted of having sex with two middle school students. he met both girls when he taught social studies at the middle school. he admits having sex with both girls. the school district is working on firing him. new jersey state police helping to ensure safety for the dnc. from high above the garden state. back on the field, hear from the eagles hooky head coach. we continue to watch what's happening inside the wells fargo center. stay with us. more coverage of the dnc.

welcome back to the dnc here at the wells fargo center. as you probably know, there's stepped-up security to protect everyone here. some of that protection is from new jersey. sky force 10 not allowed to fly anywhere close to the wells fargo center this week, but tonight nbc 10's ted greenberg gets an exclusive look at the important role new jersey state police are playing from high above.

>> reporter: the call of duty. sends them skyward. eyes from the garden state focused below for potential threats. >> only a bridge away. >> reporter: sergeant first class brian westerfelt and other members of the new jersey state police aviation bureau are on special aerial patrol this week. >> there's different spots we're checking on. >> reporter: to help provide protection for the democratic national convention in philadelphia. >> there's so many people there. everything spills over the borders. you get a sense of what it should be. >> reporter: from about 500 feet up, the helicopter crews stay mostly on the new jersey side of the delaware river, looking for anything unusual. >> we're checking the rails, checking the power plants, the roads, the bridges, and the waterways. >> reporter: they've taken part in this mission before. recently, during the super bowl and the papal visit in

philadelphia. >> we can see things quickly and easily that other people can't. >> reporter: they came back to base without spotting anything suspicious. one journey finished, until the next launch returns their watchful eyes to the sky. ted greenberg, nbc 10 news. be sure to join us for a one-hour special once again tonight, nbc 10 live at the dnc, at 7:00 tonight. we'll talk to pennsylvania governor tom wolf, live, about what to expect tonight and the history made last night. for now, i'm jim rosenfield. jacqueline london, back to you in the studio. >> jim, we've seen big names take the stage this week. of course, vice president biden and president obama will all speak this evening. what are you hearing are expected in their speeches tonight? >> we just got excerpts from the president's speech. he is going to make the case that he has seen hillary in operation in the white house, in the situation room. she's been there when big

decisions have been made. and pulling from his speech he says even in the middle of a crisis, she listens to people, keeps her cool, treats everybody with respect. he will reiterate what he has already said, that no man or woman he knows is more qualified than hillary clinton to be the next president of the united states. so a strong endorsement from a president, jackie, as we know who is now enjoying great popularity numbers at this point. that should work in her favor. >> he's delivering a job reference of sorts. the first lady gave such an emotional speech. we'll all be watching the president tonight. >> yes. >> jim, we'll see you soon. turning to weather now. and meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz. >> i picked a good week to be in philadelphia. with our longest heat wave in the season. >> i know. >> we got into the mid-90s again today. but the end of that heat wave is in sight. one place to escape the heat, the shore. cape may, nice and clear.

the ocean temperature about 73 degrees. which is real nice. now, it wasn't sunny everywhere at the shore today, as we showed you a little earlier. thunderstorms at 3:00 over sea isle city caused localized flooding. it moved out fast. now things have cleared up. and we don't expect any problems from this. the temperature, though, got knocked down, near 80 degrees. upper township 79. atlantic city with the sea breeze. it was 90 degrees inland in places like mays landing. the heat wave continues at least one more day. and this is the longest one. so it's been above 90 since friday. the highest temperature during this particular heat wave, 97 degrees. of course, it felt like 108. the thunderstorms, though, are going to be returning. not during the night tonight. not during the morning tomorrow. but as we head toward the midday hours, we're starting to see some of this popping up.

there's more than just heat and humidity here, there's a disturbance moving in from the west. some of these storms could be pretty strong. strong gusty winds. a lot of lightning with it. even into the afternoon. could quiet down a little bit tomorrow evening. look what happens overnight tomorrow night. and into friday. another batch friday morning. that could be the heaviest of all. and that's why there's a flood threat here. because any areas that get hit over and over really do have the potential of seeing some flooding. a lot of moisture in the atmosphere here during the day on friday. and finally, friday night, we start to dry out, sets us up for a nicer day on saturday. but then another disturbance comes in sunday. we have first alert for late tomorrow, into friday for much of the area. does not include the lehigh valley or the poconos. thursday night through friday night. first of all, the threat of the strong thunderstorms, and then the flash flood threat. so we've got a double threat out there that we're going to have to keep our eye on.

friday is a stormy day in many parts of the area. saturday looks like the best day of the weekend. not 90s as you can see. and then sunday, another day with lots of showers and storms. so at least we're getting rid of the heat wave out here. but we are going to have to pay for it with at least some thunderstorms. especially friday and especially sunday. then as we go into next week, not only are we not in the 90s, but we're also not seeing a whole lot of rain. we're going to have a wind off the ocean making things a little bit more comfortable. i'm john clark. we found out this afternoon a key eagle was injured while training last week. doug peterson talks about the arrest of nigel bradham. the phillies get rocked in miami. it's all next.

i'm john clark from csn. we found out late this afternoon that ryan matthews hurt his ankle while training last week. he's been placed on the nonfootball injury list. he's had a history of injuries. hopefully this one is not serious. eagles veterans arriving this afternoon. the first full squad workout is tomorrow. nigel bradham did report. and he will practice tomorrow. he was arrested for assault in miami earlier this week. but head coach doug peterson does not expect him to be released. here is doug on how many times he has talked to the team about off-the-field expectations. >> you always lay out your expectations, what to expect on the football field and off the football field. you have to make more smart decisions. we're in a high-profile business.

being in the city of philadelphia, things get magnified a little bit. >> with the entire team practicing together for the first time tomorrow, doug peterson is going to run his training camp a lot like andy reid did. there will be more hitting than there was with chip kelly. >> anytime you've got a change coming in, you've got to set the tone. and obviously we've got a lot of new pieces. coaches and players. so physicality can separate the men from the boys. >> this schedule that we're about to partake in training camp, took this team to many nfc championship games, took them to the super bowl. >> we're counting down to the eagles' first preseason game august 11th against the bucks at the linc at 7:00. it will be on csn and cozy tv. we have pre and post-game shows as well. all preseason games are in the nbc family of networks. nick foles has been released by the rams. phillies finishing out their

series in miami today. it did not go well for rookie zach eflan. roughed up by giancarlo stanton. phillies get crushed 11-1. they head to atlanta for a series against the braves. i'm john clark, csn. we're right back. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message.

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while donald trump watched tv, as secretary of state, hillary clinton negotiated a cease fire in gaza. a reduction in nuclear weapons... took on vladimir putin... and stood up against the trafficking of human beings. a steady leader in an unsteady world. final look at the weather. >> the final day in the 90s coming tomorrow. another day of 94. that's what we hit today. but it will be more humid tomorrow. even more showers and thunderstorms around. so be prepared for that. some of those could be strong. we could also have a threat of some flash flooding between thursday night and into friday as another system comes through. that will knock the temperature down as you see as we head into the weekend. we're not getting into the 90s. another disturbance coming on sunday. so we've got some storms to trade for the heat. >> hopefully our visitors here from the dnc are watching and

listening so they know what to watch out for. >> they got hit by a big one on monday. i'm jacqueline london. have a good night. tonight, trump's russia bombshell. >> russia, if you're li listening -- >> an extraordinary play urging a foreign power to commit espionage against hillary clinton. alarm on both sides of the aisle. star power, obama and bide en coming out swinging in defense of hillary clinton. what will obama say tonight about donald trump? set free the man who tried to assassinate ronald reagan but instead got jodie foster, outrage from reagan family and friends. and dropping all charges for all remaining police officer ings awaiting trial in the death of freddie gray, a st stunning end in the tragedy